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Irma's Stories -
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The worried look on the mother’s face while she told of her son’s head injuries grabbed my attention. Her husband stood tall and slim, casually dressed behind her, nodding affirmatively from time to time. Both looked worn-out after months of watching their 18 year old son lying in a coma after a car accident. The Neurosurgeon had told them that their son would probably never regain consciousness. They would not accept that he would continue life, lying unseeing and unhearing on a hospital bed in a ward with other similar cases. They were relentless in their effort to break through the barrier of his mind. Their attempts to reach him were medically unfounded, according to the neurologist. “Leave him here. He is well cared for. You can visit him whenever you want to. Carry on with your lives..."
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